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Hongen-ji Temple

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Hongenji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with important cultural properties.

Hongen-ji Temple
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What it is

  • Rinzai sect Myoshinji school temple.
  • Mountain name is Tokaizan.
  • Principal image is Shaka Nyorai.
  • Established as the family temple of the Mori clan.

What to see

  • Main hall, kuri, and chumon are Important Cultural Properties.
  • Mori family mausoleum and front gate are Important Cultural Properties.
  • Mausoleum built in 1639.
  • 28 memorial tablets, including Mori Tadamasa, are enshrined.
  • Seven Mori family graves are Important Cultural Properties.
  • Wooden statue of Mori Tadamasa made in 1631.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

岡山県津山市小田中 Open in Google Maps

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